torrent fish
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The torrentfish (Cheimarrichthys fosteri), or panoko (Māori), is an amphidromous freshwater ray-finned fish that is endemic to New Zealand. Torrentfish are well adapted to life in shallow, fast-flowing riffles and rapids. They grow to a maximum of in total length, but more commonly reach .
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It is catalogued under topics including Endemic freshwater fish of New Zealand, Fish described in 1874 and IUCN Red List vulnerable species.
Its subject is documented across 17 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
VulnerableSpecies
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyCheimarrichthyidae
via IUCN
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- taxon name
- Cheimarrichthys fosteri
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- Cheimarrichthys fosteri
- taxon common name
- Torrentfish
- short name
- C. fosteri
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- Description
- Habitat
- Life cycle
- Biogeography
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The torrentfish (Cheimarrichthys fosteri), or panoko (Māori), is an amphidromous freshwater ray-finned fish that is endemic to New Zealand. Torrentfish are well adapted to life in shallow, fast-flowing riffles and rapids. They grow to a maximum of in total length, but more commonly reach .
It is the only member of the monotypic genus Cheimarrichthys and the family Cheimarrichthyidae. It is most closely related to the sandperches in the family Pinguipedidae. It is the only member of the order Labriformes that inhabits freshwater habitats.
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